My first post in this area of the forum, and I appreciate there is a vast amount of information in the 150+ pages of this thread, but for someone outside of the graphics area it is hard to work out what is current, what is in flux and basically what the current state of play with. I am hoping someone who is up to speed can offer some thoughts.
I have an HP 8300 machine running Sierra, looking to upgrade to High Sierra at some point. Currently using on-board HD4000 graphics and looking to upgrade in order to help with video editing. I have explored the Nvidia options, which seem to be what most people use.
My question is - is there an easy to use OOB Radeon card that I can drop in and will work reliably (inc sleep)? The card needs to be powered by the slot i.e. no external power, due to the limitations of my PSU / cabling. Budget wise, I wouldn't be looking to spend over the equivilant of a Nvidia Quadro P400 or a GTX1050, and preferably much less. It just needs to be an improvement from on-board HD4000, which I am learning is not so difficult.